After a long (long) delay, Life (After Cancer) is back. Today I talk about the reasons for the long silence (hello mental health!) and, oof, the impact of COVID-19 on my cancer survivor brain.

Episode 7: When the Intruder Refuses to Leave

Apr 11th, 2018 1h 5m

On this episode, Jenna talks to Stacie Chevrier, who has been dealing with (and this is putting it very midly) a really shitty kind of cancer: neuroendocrine tumors (aka carcinoid tumors). Basically, there's no cure. There can be long periods o

Episode 6: A Testis Conversation

Nov 18th, 2017 55m 19s

On this episode, Jenna of the Boob Cancer talks to John Taylor of the Ball Cancer (it's like a post-cancer Game of Thrones episode) about the one thing you really don't want your doctor to say when she's looking at your nuts, mental health issu

Episode 5: Love! Marriage! Babies! Cancer?

Nov 1st, 2017 59m 25s

An interview with Carey Carpenter, who had a three-year-old and a 15-month-old when she was diagnosed with cancer. Jenna talks to Carey, the founder of the Anchorage Young Cancer Coalition (aka Cancer Club), about parenting during and after can

Episode 4: It's About the Kid

Oct 7th, 2017 53m 17s

Jenna talks to writer Nicole Stellon O'Donnell, whose daughter was diagnosed with cancer at 8 years old, about parenting during and after cancer. The conversation wanders across plenty of territory, from being the anti-helicopter parent, the fe

Episode 3: The Long View

Sep 15th, 2017 27m 30s

Jenna talks to writer Ruth Pennebaker, who was diagnosed with cancer 22 years ago. The two met a decade or so ago in NYC. At the time, of course, Jenna had no idea that they would, one day, have cancer in common. Ruth talks about the ways survi

Episode 2: Moving Right Along?

Aug 31st, 2017 29m 3s

Jenna brings Annie, her first cancer friend, back to talk about the somewhat (ok, very) fluid dividing line between cancer and after cancer. What does it take to move past feeling like a patient? Mountain climbing? Or quieter pursuits? Also: An

Episode 1: A Hair-Raising Chat

Aug 23rd, 2017 22m 52s

In the first episode, Jenna hangs out with her first cancer friend and talks about hair issues and other random stuff. Where else can you get hairless cats, testicles, knitting, and the occasional bit of salty language all in one place? (The ep

Life (After Cancer) -- Trailer

Aug 5th, 2017 1m 57s

Did you have cancer? Then this is the podcast for you. Seriously. Because post-cancer life can be hard. Damn hard. At times. Right? And nobody wants to hear about it from you anymore, right? OK, maybe a few people do. But do they get what you'r

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